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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Kim Helfrich

    Mashatile names three DMV contracts the SIU is investigating - DefenceWeb (opens the original)

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    A Parliamentary question to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as chair of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans, shed light on three Department of Military Veterans’ procurement contracts being investigated by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). They, a written response informed Democratic Alliance (DA) National Council of Provinces (NCOP) parliamentarian Nicolaas Pienaar, had to do with travel management services, security training for military veterans and acquiring

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Kim Helfrich

    DMV and Minister Motshekga taken to task for not complying with a court order - DefenceWeb (opens the original)

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    An umbrella organisation for South African military veterans is not accepting the lack of funds excuse offered by Minister Angie Motshekga’s Department of Military Veterans (DMV) for failing to implement a court order to register ex-servicemen and women for benefits legally due to them. The Council of Military Veterans Organisations (CMVO) represents more 32 veteran associations/organisations. A statement issued by it post the expiry of a court set 90 day working period to comply with its May ru

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Kim Helfrich

    Sandu taking aim at punishment disguised as extra duties - DefenceWeb (opens the original)

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    South Africa’s largest military labour organisation – the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) – has a new legal battle in the offing. This time around it’s not about accommodation and living conditions but the use of extra duties as punishment. A Sandu advisory notes “some command structures” in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) are using “so-called extra duties as punishment” adding that’s not how military law works. Extra duties, as per Sandu, may only be imposed by a military court after a

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Kim Helfrich

    Sandu legal demands see services restored to military bases - DefenceWeb (opens the original)

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    Ageing infrastructure added to an apparent lack of planned maintenance in the South African defence estate has seen the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) take charge in pushing for better living conditions for SA National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel. The involvement of the Pretoria-headquartered military labour organisation has to date this year seen power restored, a sewage system repaired, health and safety concerns addressed as well as legal action in the pipeline for an Eastern Cape mili

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Kim Helfrich

    Migration management “working”: Kubayi cites infrastructure, tech and co-operation - DefenceWeb (opens the original)

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    Efforts to improve what the South African government terms “migration management” are showing results, according to the Cabinet Minister heading its Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration (IMCM). The Committee is chaired by Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi who told a Tuesday Pretoria media briefing improved infrastructure, technology, surveillance and co-ordinated law enforcement operations were all contributing to progress. On improving border infrastructure, a

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